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Scott County visitors commission approves grants for local festivals, billboards and monument cleaning
Summary
At its meeting, the Scott County Visitors Commission approved funding for community events and marketing — including allocations for a Mayberry Days festival, billboard reimbursements for Chicago City Pizza, repair of the Pigeon Roost monument, a youth art competition contingent on an application, floral displays and a school theater sponsorship.
The Scott County Visitors Commission approved several small grants and sponsorships at a regular meeting, agreeing to fund local festivals, reimburse billboard advertising for a restaurant, contract to clean a county-owned monument and back arts and civic events that the commission said will promote tourism.
The commission's Clerk presented the financial report showing receipts of $13,807.23 and expenditures of $11,742.59, leaving an ending balance read aloud as $676,466.14. The Clerk noted an additional $13,000 tax receipt reflected in the comparison copies provided to members.
Top approvals included a $40,000 allocation for Mayberry Days and a grant to Flat Creek Farms for advertising in the $7,500 range; a motion to approve the Flat Creek Farms funding was moved by a Committee member and seconded by the Chair and carried despite at least one voiced opposition over the size of the advertising commitment. The…
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